At this stage your loved one may still be at their place of passing – which is often at home or in hospital. Or they may already be in the care of the Queensland Coroner. In all cases, a funeral director will need to be chosen. Once appointed by you, they will transfer your loved one into their care at the funeral home.

If a death has occurred, these are the type of funeral services available in Brisbane that you will need to choose from:

• Full-Service Cremation
• Single-Service Cremation
• Direct Cremation / Unattended Cremation
• Full-Service Burial
• Basic Burial

This means you’re either looking to pre-plan your funeral, or purchase a pre-paid funeral through a funeral home of your choice. In Brisbane, most funeral directors are happy to help you plan ahead in whichever way you wish.

Funeral pre-planning is arranging the structure and inclusions of the funeral in advance with a funeral director. A pre-paid funeral is exactly that, with the benefit of locking in the funeral at today’s prices.

If you’re planning ahead, these are the options available to you:

• Full-Service Cremation
• Single-Service Cremation
• Direct Cremation / Unattended Cremation
• Full-Service Burial
• Basic Burial

The cheapest funerals in Brisbane are referred to as ‘no service, no attendance’ or a ‘cremation only’ for simplicity when mentioned in the media. Most funeral directors refer to these services as a direct cremation or an unattended cremation.

By tailoring your search to funeral companies that offer these services, you will have a list of funeral homes that offer these as their cheapest funerals in Brisbane.

• Direct Cremation / Unattended Cremation

There are two main choices available if you are seeking a traditional funeral service that won’t break the bank. Both of the following options resemble something more traditional but at a lower price. These affordable funeral packages are simply a trimmed down traditional full-service funeral.

For affordable and traditional, the type of services you would be speaking with Brisbane funeral directors about are:

• Single-Service Cremation
• Basic Burial

Traditions are hard to break. But there is also something special about a traditional funeral, especially in some of Brisbane’s exquisite historic churches and cathedrals.

A traditional funeral director will offer the following as a part of their funeral packages:

• Full-Service Cremation
• Full-Service Burial